The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-16
Among the Churches.

The Church at Work suggests that synod
zeal missionary would be a good thing for Indi-
Rev E. f. Edwards, of the class Of 1853 has
been elected poe. for the semi-centernial cele-
braton of DePauw University.
At the Presbyterian Ministerial Associations
meeting next Monday morning Rev. G. G..
Mitchell. of the Fifth Church, will read paper.
The Indiana Baptist State convention board
has twenty men at work int wenty three counties
of the State Six of these are building meeting
houses.
The next quarterly board meeting Of the Bap-
fist State convention will be held in the lecture
room of the First Baptist Church on Wednesday
morning, May 4, at IL O'Clock.
Rev R. T. Brewington. superannuate Of the
North Conference, who has been living at Wich-
ita, Kan, for some time, has returned to Indi-
ana and will make his home at Kniehtstown.
The children of the Central Christian Church
who to take part in the coming MAY festival,
which promises to be an interesting entertain
ment, will meet at the church this afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
An English Easter song service will be held at
the First German Reformed Church, on North
Alabama street. tomorrow evening. The choir
and class Of Juveniles will present ''He Is Ris-
en-" which has been prepared for the occasion by
J. r. Murray. Rev c. Wisner will give an ad-
dress. The interior of the church will be elab-
oratey decorated.
Rev. o. c. McCulloch. Of Plymouth Church.
will preach his fourth illustrated sermon on the
life of Jesus. the Christ, tomorrow evening.
His subject will be THE Beginning of the Min
istry." Considerable expense is incurred in Civ
ing these lectures as the illustrations taken
from Photographic pictures made specially for
Mr.. McCuloch's use.
Rev. F. Ohlinger, returned missionary to Chi
na who during the last week has delivered ect-
ures in the First and Second German NJ E.
Churches, on the customs and manners of the
Chinese. tomorrow afternoon, at 4 o'clock. will
speak on the same subject In Meridian-s treet
Church. before the united societies of the Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary Associations of the
city
Rev. A. II. Tevis, of Atchison, Kan. we'll
known in Indiana. in a letter to Rev. T. A. Good
win of this city, tells his first election expe-
rience under the female suffrage law there as
follows: Il have been falling into line of the
new order of things have been watching the
children. who are under the benign influence of
the measles, carrying the water and soothing
them as much ike woman would do / can,
while my wife was out at the polls voting You
In old Ingiana.' where the men are bosses
What are your women forl To cook and wash,
etc, | reckon. -Four women the ticket
here and voted for two of them
| The Olive-street Presbyterian Church. hither-
| to known the Eleventh. has recently taken
| on new life. Since Rev. n. S. Dickey. of Dan
| vile, Ind, entered upon his work pastor a
| few weeks ago. the congregation has grown
| steadily, and quite a number of names have
been added to the roll of the church DR.. j. 7.
| Sims has been chosen ruling elder and with
| Elder VIM. II. Mcpherson and the pastor con-
| stitute the session. The Sunday school, under
| the superintendent of L. G.. Dynes, has on its
roll over TWO hundred names. new room for
| the primary department of the Sunday school,
| connected by folding doors with the audience
room, has been built and furnished. new
organ and new bell have been purchased and
paid for and will be in use next Sabbath
The audience-room has been repainted
and repapered. and new carpets have been
put down. Various other improvements
have been made IN the building and about the
premises, costing 5000. Next Sabbath the
twelfth anniversary of the organization of the
church will be celebrated. In the evening, at
! 1870 clock, there will be rededication of the
church. The Seventh Church. of which the
Oiive-street is an offspring, has accepted an in
vitation to attend at this hour. The choir of
that church will furnish the music and the pas
tor. Rev. X. '. Hunter. will make one of the
addresses. Rev. DR.. Mcleod will preside at the
meeting, preach the sermon and lead in the
dedicatory prayer DR.. Edison, pastor of the
Memorial Church, will also be present and make
an address.
The Indiana Christian Advocate, this week,
very highly commends the course of Mayor
| Denny in honestly endeavoring to enforce the
| laws In concluding it says: ''Any man who
| command the vote of the Methodists of In
dlanapolis for Mayor at the next election must
be as pronounced as Mr.. Denny in favor of en-
forcing the law, and any attempt to swap him
| of in the interest of the saloon element will be
a signal for q revolt of all the better element of
the city of every creed and every political or
ganization. Mr. Denny has been manly and
firm, and consistent, and whatever issue may
be in the next election, the issue of law enforce
menr will overshadow everything, whether Mr..
Denny be candidate not. If he is willing
to serve another term there would be moral
sublimity in such an Endorsement as he car